Thus says the Lord: Does the woman forget her child at the breast or fail to cherish her offspring? Even if she forgets, I will never forget you. (adapted from Isaiah 49:13-15, focusing on verse 15)
One of the greatest inspirational songs I’ve ever heard was one that WETA-FM in Washington, DC played every morning at 6:00 am for many years. I’m not sure if they still do, but in those early training school days of my retail career, I was up in suit-and-tie and on my way to class with [...]
Maybe it is my own infirmity and my impatience with it – for some reason the daily news causes dis-ease in my soul this quiet Advent season. Presidential campaigns are always a stressful time for me, more since our people have once again become the whipping boys of the ones in campaign who strive to [...]
Continue reading about Even So, Lord – patience in the time of great anticipation
St. John wrote that God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. (Jn 3:16-17) So if Jesus came among us to teach us love and forgiveness, how can we claim the right to condemn any part of the world [...]
Continue reading about Entitlement which we should not have – a meditation
My thoughts paused for just a second over a few verses from the Psalm reading for today. I woke up this morning the same as I went to sleep last night, haunted by sorrow and fears of politics. Politics made me afraid. The politcal milieu has become such a whirlwind of negativity that it makes [...]
